Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Whether your patient is statin-naive or already on a statin, acute pre- and post-procedure loading with atorvastatin may improve outcomes according to presentations at ACC 2009. While such loading is not considered the standard of care statin use is moving “upstream” in the treatment of acute coronary syndrome:

In practice, said Cannon, clinicians should start intensive statin therapy in acute coronary syndrome patients on hospital admission and potentially the night prior to the procedure in elective PCI.

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Originally a traditional internist, I became a hospitalist in the early days of the “movement.” I'll be writing about clinical topics, mainly in hospital medicine. Occasionally politics and other stuff creep in. This content does not constitute medical advice (consult your physician) nor is it authoritative (check primary sources).